Senior Engineering Manager, Games Mobile Apps

The New York Times•New York, NY

6d•$185,000 - $210,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The New York Times is looking for a Senior Engineering Manager to lead a team focused on our mobile platform. This role is key to building the next generation of our Games app across iOS and Android. The team values inclusion, diversity, and personal growth, combining exceptional product development with a world-class suite of puzzles. This is a hybrid role based in our New York City headquarters, requiring 2-3+ days in the office per week.

Requirements

3+ years of strategic leadership experience managing high-performing native mobile engineering teams.
Deep technical fluency in building complex, high-performance iOS mobile apps; ability to guide both iOS and Android roadmaps.
Adaptable and effective in high-momentum environments.
Proven ability to navigate technical ambiguity and drive clarity across long-term, cross-functional initiatives.
Advocate and facilitate continuous improvement and learning.
Knowledgeable and passionate about AI coding tools especially when it comes to mobile development.

Nice To Haves

Track record of leveraging AI tooling to drive efficiency in complex mobile development workflows.
Experience partnering with web and backend engineers to build end-to-end products.
Experience building reusable platform capabilities that amplify the effectiveness of multiple mobile native teams.

Responsibilities

Lead a team of iOS and Android engineers, including an Engineering Manager, utilizing core mobile technologies such as Swift and Kotlin.
Define and drive a multi-year technical strategy for the mobile platform, balancing feature delivery with architectural scalability.
Develop people and teams through coaching, mentoring and feedback.
Work with product owners, designers, producers to deliver high quality mobile products.
Work with native engineers and other managers across the Games team to help build reusable platform capabilities.
Modernize our development lifecycle by scaling best practices and integrating AI-assisted tools to accelerate delivery.
Collaborate with the App Platforms team to help the team implement best practices around core app architecture, development workflow and coding standards.
Demonstrate support and understanding of our value of journalistic independence and a strong commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world.